One-step synthesis of SiO2 nanomesh for antireflection and self-cleaning of solar cell

Daxue Du; Fengyan Wang; Dezhao Zhang; Jiahao Bao; Yunhao Fan; Yikai Guo; Wenzhong Shen; Haiyan Wang

doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2022.10.157

One-step synthesis of SiO₂ nanomesh for antireflection and self-cleaning of solar cell

J Colloid Interface Sci. 2023 Jan 15;630(Pt B):795-803. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.10.157. Epub 2022 Nov 2.

Authors

Daxue Du¹, Fengyan Wang², Dezhao Zhang³, Jiahao Bao³, Yunhao Fan³, Yikai Guo², Wenzhong Shen⁴, Haiyan Wang⁵

Affiliations

¹ Hebei Key Laboratory of Heavy Metal Deep-remediation in Water and Resource Reuse, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, School of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, PR China; Institute of Solar Energy, and Key Laboratory of Artificial Structures and Quantum Control (Ministry of Education), School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, PR China.
² Hebei Key Laboratory of Heavy Metal Deep-remediation in Water and Resource Reuse, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, School of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, PR China.
³ Institute of Solar Energy, and Key Laboratory of Artificial Structures and Quantum Control (Ministry of Education), School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, PR China.
⁴ Institute of Solar Energy, and Key Laboratory of Artificial Structures and Quantum Control (Ministry of Education), School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, PR China. Electronic address: wzshen@sjtu.edu.cn.
⁵ Hebei Key Laboratory of Heavy Metal Deep-remediation in Water and Resource Reuse, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, School of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, PR China. Electronic address: hywang@ysu.edu.cn.

PMID: 36356447
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.10.157

Abstract

SiO₂ nanomaterials are widely used for antireflection and self-cleaning, but the preparation process is usually complex and time-consuming. Hence, we present a facile one-step synthesis of a hydrophobic two-dimensional SiO₂ nanomesh by tuning the reaction temperature using dodecylamine as a catalyst. SiO₂ nanomesh has the advantages of an adjustable refractive index, simple preparation process, and low cost, which affords both antireflection and self-cleaning functions for solar cells. Two types of perovskite solar cells were used to verify the stability and universality of the SiO₂ nanomesh coatings. The antireflection effect of the SiO₂ nanomesh is found to increase the current density of both perovskite solar cells fabricated at 500 °C and 150 °C, with the efficiency increased by 4.48% and 4.79%, respectively.

Keywords: Antireflection; One-step synthesis; Perovskite solar cell; Self-cleaning; SiO(2) nanomesh.